A bill making appropriations for the department of defense for the fiscal year ending september 30 2013 and for other purposes the bills titles are written by its sponsor the federal budget process occurs in two stages appropriations and authorizations. Department of defense and labor health and human services and education appropriations act 2019 and continuing appropriations act 2019 sec 3 provides that references to this act included in any division of this bill refer only to the provisions of that division unless the bill expressly provides otherwise. On wednesday july 18 2012 the house began consideration of hr 5856 the department of defense appropriations act of 2013 under an open rule the bill was introduced on may 25 2012 by rep cw bill young r fl and referred to the committee on appropriations. Hr6157 department of defense and labor health and human services and education appropriations act 2019 and continuing appropriations act 2019 115th congress 2017 2018. Fy 2013 appropriations act 6045 billion the department of defense appropriations act 2013 provides 6045 billion in base and overseas contingency operation funding the base budget appropriation is 5112 billion consistent with the spending cuts directed by the budget control act of 2011 the defense bill